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describe-package should show README instead of "Commentary" section

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
Cc: 52985 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Subject: bug#52985: describe-package should show README instead of "Commentary" section
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2022 11:21:59 -0500

Lars Ingebrigtsen [2022-01-14 09:42:39] wrote:
> Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:
>> It would be more useful if `M-x describe-package' would show the README
>> file than the "Commentary" section, for packages where such a file
>> exists.
> Makes sense to me.
>> Perhaps we could even show the included images, somehow.
> Yes, that would be nice.
> I've added Stefan M to the CCs; perhaps he has some comments here.

When preparing the tarball, the (Non)GNU ELPA scripts can be told
whether to use the Commentary or a README file, and AFAIK that's the
info that is then shown by `describe-package`.  Currently the ELPA
protocol only offers a plain text version for that info.  We should
probably improve this part of the protocol.


        Stefan

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